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Beyond Strumming: Your Ultimate Guide to Dynamic Guitar Accompaniment
Beyond Strumming is a valuable resource for guitarists seeking to elevate their accompaniment skills and create more dynamic performances across diverse styles, says Chris Eldridge, founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine and a grand prize winner at the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers shares the secrets of effective musical accompaniment in his comprehensive guide, designed for musicians looking to move beyond monotonous strumming patterns. Through 20 progressive lessons accompanied by exercises, songs to play, and over 2 hours of instructional videos, this book offers an extensive toolkit that expands your accompaniment skills.
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About Beyond Strumming
“Jeffrey has crafted a comprehensive guide that not only enhances the skillset of experienced players but serves as an invaluable learning tool for beginners, remarks Willy Porter. The techniques presented here are not just trade secrets anymore; they'll become as common knowledge in guitar circles.
This book is indispensable for anyone looking to add depth, texture, and dynamism to their playing without necessarily being a virtuoso musician, affirms Mark Erelli. I've spent years developing my own approaches to accompaniment that Jeffrey outlines so clearly and concisely in these pages.
He's a brilliant guitarist whose skills are both sensitive and powerful, making complex techniques look effortless, highlights Dan Bern.
What You'll Learn
Cross-Picking Accompaniment: Unlock the power of alternate picking for smoother transitions between chords.
Flatpicking Fills: Discover intricate rhythmic patterns that add movement to your accompaniments while mntning the song's essence.
Melodic Riffs: Craft melodic motifs around chord changes, allowing your guitar voice to stand out without overpowering lyrics and rhythms.
Hybrid Picking: Bl flatpicking technique with classical picking for a versatile sound that can adapt to various styles.
Pianistic Picking: elegance of piano playing by incorporating legato techniques into fingerstyle or strumming patterns.
Open-String Chords at New Positions: Experiment with placing chords along the neck while keeping your fingers free from barre positions.
Dropped D Beyond Standard Tunings: Explore new sounds and textures using dropped D tuning in alternate keys.
Low-Bass Tunings: Utilize tunings that focus on deep bass tones, ideal for blues and folk genres.
Partial Capoing: Create unique sounds without changing the key entirely by utilizing capos in unconventional ways.
Basics to Elevate Your Playing
The Beyond Strumming bookvideo series is designed for musicians who want to:
Expand your accompaniment toolbox: Enhance your repertoire and adapt more effectively across genres.
Diversify within songs: Make your performances more interesting by varying parts from verse to chorus.
Contrast and contrast with style: Embrace different guitar techniques in each song without sounding repetitive.
As the only instrumentalist supporting vocalists or other singers, your guitar becomes the band. Beyond Strumming make you a versatile musical ensemble that complements songs brilliantly while ensuring each piece stands out.
From Jeffrey's Introduction
Strumming is an accessible technique on the guitar – it requires minimal skill, cuts through noise easily and adds percussive emphasis with every chord. Its simplicity can also inadvertently limit creativity.
However, you don't need to be a virtuoso guitarist to create compelling accompaniment or enhance your song performances in new ways. Like many of us, I spent years developing techniques that are now presented clearly here – techniques that once were mine alone but are now accessible to all who wish to learn.
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